Stock-car



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J. HENRY.

STOCK GAR. 10.262042 r Patented Aug. 1, 18182 vof place by the cattle.

UNITED STA-TES- PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN HENRY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

sTocK-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letterslatent No.` 262,042, dated August 1, 1882.

' Application filed June 14, 1882. (No model.) v

To all whom it may concern:A

Be it known that I, JOHN HENRY, a citizen ot' the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Oook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway Stock-Cars, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein t0 the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to stockcars; and it consists'in the construction and arrangement ofits several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure lis a top plan view,

and Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section.

A. represents the shell or body of the car, which is of ordinary construction.

B are tramways situated close beneath the roof of the car, and extend along it from end to end, as shown. They have L-shaped terminations b, in which are stored the partitions, as will be hereinafter fully set forth. Crossbars, as shown at b', are arrangedat suitable distances between the tramways to brace them, and they are also supported by hangers attached to the ceiling of the car.

C are the partitions,A and are preferably of theshape shown in the drawings. They are provided with suspension-bolts c through the up.

per portion of their frames, provided with heads c', which slide in the tramways B, as shown. The bolts have cranks c2 by which they can be turned, and the partitions elevated from or reslid upon the ioor. Upon each corner ot' the bottom of the partitions are bolts c3, which enter holes in the door ofthe car placed at the points where the partitions rest when in position, as shown in Fig. 1. The partitions are elevated from the door by screwing up the bolts c. slidealon g the tramways, and are stowed away in their Lshaped ends. These L-shaped ends are placed upon both ends of the tramways, and half of the partitions are stowed away in cach end of the car, as shown in Fig. 1. When the partitions are in place, as shown in Fig. 2, the bolts o are screwed down, so that the said bolts being partitions are braced rmlyagainst the floor,

and their tops are not liable to be pushed out The` partitions D is a water and feed trough placed between the sides of the car and the partitions. It is suspended by the rope or ropes d, which run over the pulleys d', suspended from the roof of the car, as shown. The trough is held up by the weight d2, attached to the end of the rope; or said rope may be secured to a cleat. When not in use the trough is elevated to the top of the ear, where it turns bottom side up, as shown in Fig. 2 by dotted lines. The object of this is to prevent the trough becoming foul with dirt and chaff', and also to do away with the expense of cleaning it out so often, as would have to be done were the trough stationary.

In the right-hand side ot' the car, Fig. 2, the pulley d' is shown, and the trough drawn up out of the way. In this figure the right-hand partition is shown stowed away in the opposite end ofthe car. This car may be also used for the transportation of all kinds of merchandize by stowing away or removing the partitions and troughs.

WhatI claim is- 1. The ear-bodyA, provided with tramways B, having L-shaped ends'b and cr-oss-bars b', supported by hangers attached to the roof of the car, said tramways being adapted to receive the partitions C, substantially as shown and described.

2. The adjustable partitions C, suspended from the tramways B by the screw-bolts c, having heads c and cranks c2, and provided with bolts c3, adapted to enter suitable holes in the door of the car and retain thef'partitions in place, substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination of the partitions C withl the tramways B, having L-shaped ends b, all arranged to operate substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I ax my signature in presence ot' two witnesses.

H. W. VETZ, JOHN WISDOM. 

